Hi everyone!
Here is a look ahead at next week...and a bit beyond
Phonics/Language Arts:
Next week we will introduce two more sounds. /L/ and /R/...the LARGE
neighbors. There will be two new Red Words as well... YOU and FOR.
We are working on identifying ending sounds in words, all consonant sounds
taught thus far, and parts of speech (nouns). The students will continue to
do fluency drills with me on a one-on-one basis as well as participate in
Guided Reading groups.
Social Studies/Science:
We have begun our latest IB unit on "Symbols". The students have identified
various symbols and what they represent (i.e. The Golden Arches= McDonalds,
Sphynx= Egypt, Eiffel Tower= Paris, Big Ben= London). We have framed our
discussion of symbols in terms of symbols of the United States as well.
Students learned about the American flag this week, and next week we will
touch on the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. During class we will
take "virtual visits" to these national symbols via Google Earth, and also
observe a live video of the Statue of Liberty via earthcam.com.
Math:
Next week in Math we will work on addition and subtraction through
various "train games", continue graphing procedures and data analysis through
our weekly survey question, and practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
As always, on Fridays we will play math games that reinforce previously
taught concepts.
Writing:
We held our 2nd Annual Author's Celebration today. We were honored to have
Mr. Usher as our special guest. It went off without a hitch! Again, it is
very exciting to see their growth as writers and to have an opportunity to
share and celebrate it with others. All parents are invited to attend our
next author's celbration.
Next week in writing we will be making a list of food for our class feast on
the 19th. Look for a letter on Monday that lists what your child has
volunteered to bring. We will also begin writing stories in response to
books that we have read in class. The first story we will write in response
to is entitled "Our Special Sweet Potato Pie".
Van Gogh @ Fernbank:
A HUGE thank you to Palmer and Holly Proctor for organizing a class outing to
the Fernbank on Saturday, November 14th to view the film they are currently
showing about the work of Vincent Van Gogh. I hope many of you will be able
to attend. It would be a nice way to bring closure to our study of various
artists. Speaking of which...the Georgia O'Keefe flowers turned out
amazing! I am going to be bringing them with us to the Main Campus when we
move to add some familiarity to our new room.
That's all for now! Have a great weekend!
-Kenny